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Journalism of Courage
8226; Apropos of 8216;Return of the JP movement?8217; IE, January 19, we need to fight this corruption. But who is going to bell the cat. It8217;s surprising at present there is a lot of finger-pointing going on. But the fact remains, how can the letter written to the PMO be exposed? Is it not the PMO8217;s responsibility to check on this leak and put its house in order? It8217;s little wonder that the security of our VIPs is sometimes breached. If a document, which is supposed to be confidential leaks out to anti-social elements, it means there is something wrong at the PMO.
8212; Raghuvir D. Prabhu On e-mail
Jhabua terror
8226; The report,8216;Police are silent watchers as terror returns to Jhabua8217; IE, January 19 is a well-investigated one about the incidents in this region and the surrounding areas, present a true and objective picture about things that are happening in this trouble-torn district. The general public requires to be informed about the sinister designs of some of these fundamentalist groups who seem to be hand in glove with the government of the state.
8212; Fr Anto Poruthur On e-mail
Mahajan8217;s pride
8226; I completely agree with Pramod Mahajan8217;s opinion that any thought of Sonia Gandhi becoming India8217;s next prime minister hurts my personal pride too 8216;Sonia becoming PM hurts my national pride8217;, IE, January 20. It is a pity and it saddens me that the Congress cannot find a political leader of Indian origin from one billion people. The BJP has a charismatic leader in Vajpayee. Why cannot the Congress find a decent Indian to represent it?
8212; G.R. Nair On e-mail
8226; Let us put Pramod Mahajan8217;s remark on the Congress president in perspective. As far as bruised national pride is concerned, I have nothing to say because every individual has a right to his own beliefs no matter how pedantic and insular they may appear to others. However, his sweeping statement regarding Sonia Gandhi8217;s eligibility for the post of prime minister for which he cites reasons of acceptability is empty oratory. Mahajan would be well advised to remember that Sonia Gandhi is far more acceptable to the people than he is, going by election performance. She won both her seats from the north and the south quite comfortably. As against that Mahajan, the most visible and vocal 8220;Indian8221;, was unable to win a parliamentary election from his own state! So let the people decide who is acceptable to them and let the winning party/coalition decide who shall be prime minister.
8212; Archana Dalmia New Delhi
8226; It8217;s disgusting to hear politicians use the foreigner tag on Sonia Gandhi when the going gets tough. I think that she is a fine lady worthy of prime ministership. She stood by her husband when he was PM. She is an Indian citizen with every right to become PM if her political party wins. Indian politicians have a lot of growing up to do.
8212; Kerisnaji Rao On e-mail
8226; Sonia Gandhi will do more than hurt Indian pride. She will create a regime worse and more violent than any we have seen so far in India. Indira Gandhi8217;s emergency will look like a picnic compared to the fate that awaits India should she come to power.
8212; V. Mohan On e-mail
8226; Please refer to Mahajan8217;s comment on Sonia becoming the 8220;ruler8221; of India. I would point out to the minister that the PM is not the ruler of India but the highest elected servant of its people.
8212; Atinder Singh On e-mail
